Background: The Vision Program at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital serves inpatients and outpatients of all ages with vision impairments resulting from aging, illness or injury which affect daily living activities. People with the following symptoms may benefit from the Vision Rehabilitation Program:
- Feeling off-balance
- Reluctant to move head
- Double vision
- Views print from the corner of their eye
- Dizziness, nausea, or spatial disorientation
- Staring to one side
- Fuzzy or blurry vision
- Shadow vision
- Difficulty reading print
- Difficulty distinguishing colors
Types of Diagnoses: Madonna's Vision Rehabilitation Program is a vital component to both inpatients and outpatients in the Brain Injury Program, Stroke Program and Neurological Conditions Program.
Volumes: Madonna's Vision Rehabilitation Program has three basic components: Vision Clinic, Vision Rehabilitation, and Low Vision Services. The information below reflects the volume of patients served during our most recent fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 in each of those areas:
- 443 inpatients and outpatients with neurological conditions such as Brain Injury or Stroke were screened for vision problems
- 223 of these individuals were seen in the vision clinic by a specially trained optometrist and occupational therapist.
- 150 outpatients were seen for ongoing Vision Rehabilitation, including several veterans who sustained a blast injury in Iraq or Afganistan. Madonna has a special contract with the Nebraska-Iowa VA system to provide this service.
- 34 inpatients and outpatients were seen for traditional Low Vision Services.
